Maria Al Haddad
M.S. Lebanese American Univ.
Campbell lab
BC
CB 7260, 3010 Genetic Medicine
Current Grad Students
Scroll down for list of senators. Our PhD program has two tracks: BC = Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, and MCBP = Molecular and Cellular Biophysics. Under construction. *Currently, the graduate students that work in our labs that are not shown here are listed in their primary department.
Britney Alcira
GPSG Senator, BCBP Chair Advisory Board Member
M.S. NC A&T
Rihe Liu lab
BC
CB# 7568, 3111 Marsico
Camila (Maria) Arango
MEJ Seminar committee
M.S. UNC Charlotte
Starbird lab
MCBP
CB #7260, 3047 Genetic Medicine
Gabriel Arias
Community and Engagement Committee, Chair of Professional Success
B.S. FL International Univ.
Dittmer lab
BC
CB# 7295, 12-038 Lineberger
Victoria Augoustides
B.S. NC State
Wesley Legant lab
BP
CB#7365, 4047 Genetic Medicine
Zubair Bhuiyan
BP
Huong Kratochvil lab
CB# 3290, 4358 Genome Sciences
Johnna Bingham
M.S. NC State
Starbird and Cameron labs
BC
CB #7260, 3047 Genetic Medicine
Derek Bolhuis
B.S. UNC Chapel Hill
Brown and Emanuele labs
MCBP
31-328 Lineberger
Kaitlin Bridges
B.S. Univ. of South Carolina Upstate
Zhang lab
BC
CB# 7260, 3017 Genetic Medicine
Jingting Chen
Brunk lab
BC
4352 Genome Sciences
Emily "Gracie" Clark
Social Committee Chair
B.S. UNC Chapel Hill
Matthew J. Flick lab
BC
CB#7525, 8018B MEJ
Sierra Cole
B.S. Lafayette College
Gladfelter lab, Duke
BC
Jamie Do
2024-2025 MCBP student leader
B.S. The College of Wooster
Berlow lab
MCBP
CB #7260, 3023G Genetic Medicine
Sydney Edwards
B.S. Biology & B.S. Mathematics - University of Florida
Kuhlman lab
MCBP
CB# 7260, 3096 Genetic Medicine
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James (Ike) Emerson
Bill Marzluff Graduate Student Fellow
Defense on March 28, 2025 2 PM
B.S. NC State
Conlon lab
BC
CB #3280, 220 Fordham
Caleb Fisher
B.S. Michigan State University
McGinty lab
MCBP
CB# 7363, 3210 Marsico
Dalia Fleifel
Defense on May 13, 2025
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellow
B.S. Zewail City of Science & Tech.
Cook lab
BC
CB# 7260, 3070H E Genetic Medicine
Skylar Grimsley
B.S. Norfolk State Univ.
Starbird lab
Pathology Lab Med.
CB# 7260, 3047 Genetic Medicine
Quentin Hahn
Community and Engagement Committee Member, Chair of Cultural Engagement
B.S. Oregon State Univ.
Qi Zhang & Pengda Liu labs
BP
CB#7260, 3017 Genetic Medicine
Skylar Harrelson
Strahl lab
Aspen Hawkins
B.S. Trinity College-Hartford
Campbell lab
BC
CB 7260, 3010 Genetic Medicine
Jacob (Jake) Hughes
2024-2025 MCBP student leader
Social Committee Chair
B.S. University of San Diego
Kuhlman lab
MCBP
CB# 7260, 3096 Genetic Medicine
Matthew Hvasta
B.S. UC-Davis
Kuhlman lab
MCBP
CB# 7260, 3096 Genetic Medicine
Uriel Jean-Baptiste
SMDP Scholar
B.S. Florida State Univ.
Neher lab
MCBP
CB# 7260, 3023 E Genetic Medicine
Alli Jimenez
B.S. Univ. of Iowa
Dominguez lab
MCBP
4023 F/G Genetic Medicine
Mark Kowalewski
Defense on March 31, 2025
B.S. UNC Chapel Hill
Redinbo lab
MCBP
4350 Genome Sciences
Benjamin K. Lau
B.S. Swarthmore College
Wang lab
MCBP & MD/PhD
Duke
Elise Liebow
Berlow lab
MCBP
CB #7260, 3023G Genetic Medicine
Alejandro Lopez
M.S. San Francisco State Univ.
Morrow lab
MCBP
3027 Thurston-Bowles
Luca Montore
B.S. Eckerd College
Campbell lab
BC
CB 7260, 3010 Genetic Medicine
Tomiris Mulikova
Community and Engagement Committee Member, Cultural Engagement
B.S. Nazarbayev Univ.
Kuhlman lab
BP
CB# 7260, 3096 Genetic Medicine
Amrita Nallathambi
GPSG Senator, Social Committee Chair
B.S. Univ. of Pittsburgh
Kuhlman lab
MCBP
CB# 7260, 3096 Genetic Medicine
Alex Neary
Community and Engagement Committee Member, Chair of Community Outreach
B.S. Univ. MA - Amherst
Zhang lab
MCBP
CB# 7260, 3017 Genetic Medicine
Nikka Faustino
BP
Koji Sode lab
CB# 7575, 10202 Mary Ellen Jones
Solomon U. Oguche
M.S. Hebrew Univ. Jerusalem
Kratochvil lab
MCBP
4358 Genome Sciences
Gisselle Prida Ajo
Social Committee Chair, Community and Engagement Committee Member, Cultural Engagement
B.S. Florida International Univ.
Kuhlman lab
BC
CB# 7260, 3096 Genetic Medicine
Christopher Shelby
Brian Kuhlman lab
MCBP
CB# 7260, 3096 E Genetic Medicine
Jake M. Simmons
Berlow lab
MCBP
CB #7260, 3023G Genetic Medicine
Emily Sipko
B.S. Duquesne Univ.
Berlow lab
BC
CB# 7260, 3023G Genetic Medicine
Dillon Sloan
NIH Fellow (F31) National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research & Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow
B.S. Harding University
Baker lab
BC
CB# 7260, 3049E Genetic Medicine
Christina So
B.S. Chemistry UNC
Neher lab
*Cell bio and physiology
3010 Genetic Medicine, CB#7260
Matthew Vander Ploeg
B.S. Michigan State University
Bergmeier lab
UNC Blood Group
BC
CB# 7035, 8302 MEJ
Darex Vera Rodriguez
Venture Catalyst Program Fellow
B.S. Univ. of Puerto Rico
Lee lab
MCBP
CB# 7363, 4109 Marsico Hall
Anna Wheless
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow
B.S. Univ. of Houston-Downtown
Neher lab
BC
CB# 7260, 3023 E Genetic Medicine
Benjamin Wu
Strahl lab
Chelsea Yang
B.S. UC-Berkeley
Legant lab
MCBP
CB# 7365, 4047 Genetic Medicine
*Zhiyuan (Zoey) Yao
B.S. Chemistry UNC
Neher lab
*Pharmacology
3010 Genetic Medicine, CB#7260
Tiger Sun Zhang
B.S. Chemistry & B.S. Mathematics - Yale Univ.
Kuhlman lab
MCBP & (MD/PhD)
CB# 7260, 3096 Genetic Medicine
Student Senators
Britney Alcira
GPSG Senator, BCBP Chair Advisory Board Member
M.S. NC A&T
Rihe Liu lab
BC
CB# 7568, 3111 Marsico
Amrita Nallathambi
GPSG Senator, Social Committee Chair
B.S. Univ. of Pittsburgh
Kuhlman lab
MCBP
CB# 7260, 3096 Genetic Medicine